text_original: Of Theodoric's officers of State, the best known if THE GOTHIC KINGDOM IN ITALY 27 vtagnus Aiirelius Cassiodorus. Sprung from an oldcassio  .fficial family, Cassiodorus entered public life under lis father, who was Praetorian Prefect, about the year 00. He is said to have won the favour of Theodoric by ^ eloquent oration delivered on the occasion of a visit f the King to Eome, and was appointed as Quaestor, or Public Orator.
text_transcription: OF THEODORICS OFFICERS OF STATE THE BEST KNOWN AS MAGNUS AURELIUS CASSIODIRIS SPRUNG FROM AN OLD OFFICIAL FAMILY CASSIODIRUS ENTERED PUBLIC LIFE UNDER HIS FATHER WHO WAS PRAETORIAN PREFECT ABOUT THE YEAR FIVE HUNDRED HE IS SAID TO HAVE WON THE FAVOR OF THEODORIC BY AN ELOQUENT ORATION DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF A VISIT OF THE KING TO ROME AND WAS APPOINTED AS CHOISTER OR PUBLIC ORATOR
phonemes: ʌv θiːədˈɔːɹɪkz ˈɑːfɪsɚz ʌv stˈeɪt, ðə bˈɛst nˈoʊn ɪf ðə ɡˈɑːθɪk kˈɪŋdəm ɪn ˈɪɾəli twˈɛnti sˈɛvən vˈiːtˈæɡnəs aɪˈaɪɚlɪəs kˈæsɪˌoʊdɚɹəs. spɹˈʌŋ fɹʌm ɐn oʊldkˈæsɪˌoʊ  .ˈɛffˈɪʃəl fˈæmɪli, kˈæsɪˌoʊdɚɹəs ˈɛntɚd pˈʌblɪk lˈaɪf ˌʌndɚ lˈɪs fˈɑːðɚ, hˌuː wʌz pɹiːtˈɔːɹiən pɹˈiːfɛkt, ɐbˌaʊt ðə jˈɪɹ zˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ. hiː ɪz sˈɛd tə hæv wˈʌn ðə fˈeɪvɚɹ ʌv θiːədˈɔːɹɪk baɪ ˈɛləkwənt ɔːɹˈeɪʃən dᵻlˈɪvɚd ɔnðɪ əkˈeɪʒən əvə vˈɪzɪt ˈɛf ðə kˈɪŋ tʊ ˈiːɑːm, ænd wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd æz kwˈiːstɚ, ɔːɹ pˈʌblɪk ˈɔːɹəɾɚ.